UK Stocks-Factors to watch on July 25
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July 25 (Reuters) -Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.6%.
* ASTRAZENECA: Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca AZN.L raised its sales and profit forecasts for 2024 and topped analyst expectations for second-quarter revenue, buoyed by demand for its therapies for cancer and rare diseases.
* UNILEVER: Unilever ULVR.L reported worse-than-expected underlying quarterly sales after it was unable to win back shoppers it had alienated in recent years with higher prices.
* LLOYDS: Lloyds Banking Group LLOY.L reported a 14% fall in first-half pretax profit to 3.3 billion pounds ($4.25 billion), broadly in line with forecasts.
* VODAFONE: Vodafone VOD.L reported a 5.4% rise in service revenue in the first quarter, a slowdown on the previous three quarters, after its biggest market Germany went into reverse due to changes in cable TV regulation.
* ANGLO AMERICAN: Anglo American AAL.L took a further $1.6 billion writedown at its costly fertiliser project in Britain as it takes more steps to cut costs after making a loss of $672 million in the first half.
* BT: Britain's BT BT.L said it was on track to deliver its financial outlook for the year, with its boss adding there was more to do to simplify the company.
* British American Tobacco: British American Tobacco BATS.L reported a 1.3% rise in half-year profit, exceeding analyst expectations.
* ITV: Britain's ITV ITV.L reported a 10% rise in total advertising revenue in its first half.
* CENTRICA: British Gas owner Centrica CNA.L reported a fall in first-half adjusted operating profit.
* REVOLUT: British fintech Revolut said it had received a UK banking licence with restrictions from the Prudential Regulation Authority.
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Reporting by Prerna Bedi and DhanushVignesh Babu in Bengaluru
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